Star of David

  • Behind the Star

    The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a national and international centre of expertise for interdisciplinary research into the history of world wars, mass violence, and genocides, including their long-term social consequences. In addition, NIOD collects, preserves, and provides access to archives and collections. It is based in the Netherlands. Recently they

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  • A yellow star

    I wear a Yellow star so that people know who I am. Why? Didn’t they know me before? The kids in my neighborhood don’t have to wear a Yellow star. Am I different? And if so, how am I different? I breathe the same air, I read the same books, I play with the same

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  • Two years after the invasion of the Netherlands all Jews age six and older were required to wear a so-called yellow star visible on the left side of their clothing. It was yet another measure to isolate and exclude Jews from Dutch society. The word Jood  (Jew) appears in the middle of this six-pointed star, which has the same form

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